2 Kings 9
1 Meanwhile, the prophet Elisha summoned one of the other prophets. He said to him, “Get ready [IDM] and go to Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region]. Take this jar of [olive] oil with you.
Et Élisée, le prophète, appela un des fils des prophètes, et lui dit: Ceins tes reins, et prends cette fiole d’huile en ta main, et va-t’en à Ramoth de Galaad.
2 When you arrive there, search for a man named Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat and grandson of Nimshi. Go with him into a room away from his companions,
Et entre là, et vois-y Jéhu, fils de Josaphat, fils de Nimshi; et tu entreras, et tu le feras lever du milieu de ses frères, et tu le mèneras dans une chambre intérieure.
3 and pour [some of] this oil on his head. Then say to him, ‘Yahweh declares that he is appointing you to be the king of Israel.’ Then open the door and run away as quickly as you can.”
Et tu prendras la fiole d’huile, et tu la verseras sur sa tête, et tu diras: Ainsi dit l’Éternel: Je t’oins roi sur Israël. Et tu ouvriras la porte, et tu t’enfuiras, et tu n’attendras pas.
4 So the young prophet went to Ramoth.
Et le jeune homme, le jeune prophète, s’en alla à Ramoth de Galaad.
5 When he arrived, he saw that the commanders of the army were having a conference. He [looked at Jehu and] said, “Sir, I have a message for [one of] you.” Jehu replied, “Which one of us is the message for?” The young prophet replied, “It is for you, commander/sir.”
Et il entra, et voici, les chefs de l’armée étaient assis; et il dit: Chef, j’ai une parole pour toi. Et Jéhu dit: Pour qui de nous tous? Et il dit: Pour toi, chef.
6 So Jehu got up and went with the young prophet into a house. There the young prophet poured some [olive] oil on Jehu’s head and said to him, “Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], declares this: ‘I am appointing you to be the king of my Israeli people.
Et [Jéhu] se leva, et entra dans la maison. Et [le jeune homme] versa l’huile sur sa tête, et lui dit: Ainsi dit l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël: Je t’oins roi sur le peuple de l’Éternel, sur Israël;
7 You must kill your master [King Joram], the son of Ahab, because I want to punish [Ahab’s wife] Jezebel for murdering [MTY] many of my prophets and other people who served me.
et tu frapperas la maison d’Achab, ton seigneur; et je vengerai, de la main de Jézabel, le sang de mes serviteurs les prophètes et le sang de tous les serviteurs de l’Éternel.
8 You must kill [not only Joram but] all of Ahab’s family. I want to get rid of every male in the family, including young ones and old ones.
Et toute la maison d’Achab périra; et je retrancherai à Achab tous les mâles, l’homme lié et l’homme libre en Israël;
9 I will get rid of Ahab’s family, like I got rid of the families of two other kings of Israel, Jeroboam and Baasha.
et je rendrai la maison d’Achab semblable à la maison de Jéroboam, fils de Nebath, et à la maison de Baësha, fils d’Akhija;
10 And [when] Jezebel [dies], her corpse will not be buried. Dogs will eat her corpse there in Jezreel [city].’” After the young prophet said this, he left the room and ran.
et les chiens mangeront Jézabel dans le champ de Jizreël, et il n’y aura personne qui l’enterre. Et il ouvrit la porte et s’enfuit.
11 When Jehu came out of the room to where his other commanders were, they said to him, “Is everything all right? Why did that mad fellow come to you?” He replied, “You know what kinds of things young prophets like him say.”
Et Jéhu sortit vers les serviteurs de son seigneur, et on lui dit: Tout va-t-il bien? Pourquoi ce fou est-il venu vers toi? Et il leur dit: Vous connaissez l’homme et sa pensée.
12 They said, “You are lying! Tell us what he said!” He replied, “He told me that Yahweh said, ‘I am appointing [MTY] you to be the king of Israel.’”
Et ils dirent: Mensonge! Dis-le-nous donc. Et il dit: Il m’a parlé de telle et telle manière, disant: Ainsi dit l’Éternel: Je t’ai oint roi sur Israël.
13 Then they all spread their cloaks on the steps of the building [for Jehu to walk out on], and they blew trumpets and shouted, “Jehu is now the king!”
Et ils se hâtèrent, et prirent chacun son vêtement, et les mirent sous lui sur les degrés mêmes; et ils sonnèrent de la trompette, et dirent: Jéhu est roi!
14 King Joram and his army had been defending Ramoth against the attacks by the army of the king of Syria. King Joram had returned to Jezreel [city], to recover from being wounded in the battle against the army of Hazael, the king of Syria. And Jehu made plans to kill Joram. He said to his other commanders, “If helping me is truly what you want, make sure that no one leaves this city to go to warn the people of Jezreel [about what I am planning to do].”
Et Jéhu, fils de Josaphat, fils de Nimshi, conspira contre Joram. (Et Joram gardait Ramoth de Galaad, lui et tout Israël, à cause de Hazaël, roi de Syrie.
Et le roi Joram s’en était retourné à Jizreël pour se faire guérir des blessures que les Syriens lui avaient faites lorsqu’il combattait contre Hazaël, roi de Syrie.) Et Jéhu dit: Si c’est votre pensée, que personne ne s’échappe de la ville et ne sorte pour aller raconter [la nouvelle] à Jizreël.
16 Then Jehu and his officers got into their chariots and rode to Jezreel, where Joram was still recovering. And King Ahaziah of Judah was there, visiting Joram.
Et Jéhu monta en char, et s’en alla à Jizreël, car Joram y était alité; et Achazia, roi de Juda, était descendu pour voir Joram.
17 A guard was standing in the watchtower in Jezreel. He saw Jehu and his men approaching. He called out, “I see a lot of men [who are approaching]!” King Joram [heard what the watchman said, so he] said to his soldiers, “Send someone on a horse to go and find out if they are coming to be friendly to us or to attack us.”
Et la sentinelle se tenait sur la tour à Jizreël, et vit la troupe de Jéhu, comme il arrivait, et dit: Je vois une troupe [de gens]. Et Joram dit: Prends un cavalier, et envoie-le à leur rencontre, et qu’il dise: Est-ce la paix?
18 So a man rode out to meet Jehu and said to him, “The king wants to know [if you are coming to be] friendly to us.” Jehu replied, “This is not the time for you [RHQ] to be concerned about acting friendly! Turn around and come behind me!” So the guard in the watchtower reported that the messenger had reached the group [that was approaching], but that he was not returning [alone].
Et l’homme à cheval partit à sa rencontre, et dit: Ainsi a dit le roi: Est-ce la paix? Et Jéhu dit: Qu’as-tu à faire de la paix? Tourne, [et passe] derrière moi. Et la sentinelle annonça, disant: Le messager est venu jusqu’à eux, et il ne revient pas.
19 So King Joram sent another messenger, who asked Jehu the same question. Again Jehu replied, “This is not the time [RHQ] for you to be concerned about acting friendly! Turn around and follow me!”
Et il envoya un second homme à cheval; et il vint à eux, et dit: Ainsi dit le roi: Est-ce la paix? Et Jéhu dit: Qu’as-tu à faire de la paix? Tourne, [et passe] derrière moi.
20 Then the watchman reported again, “That messenger also reached them, but he is not coming back [alone]. And [the leader of the group must be] Jehu, the son of Nimshi, because he is driving [his chariot] furiously, [like Jehu does]!”
Et la sentinelle annonça, disant: Il est venu jusqu’à eux, et ne revient pas. Et la manière de conduire est celle de Jéhu, fils de Nimshi; car il conduit avec furie.
21 Joram said [to his soldiers], “Get [my chariot] ready!” So they did that. Then King Joram and King Ahaziah both rode toward Jehu, each one in his own chariot. And [it happened that] they met Jehu at the field that had previously belonged to Naboth!
Et Joram dit: Qu’on attelle. Et on attela son char. Et Joram, roi d’Israël, sortit, et Achazia, roi de Juda, chacun dans son char; et ils sortirent à la rencontre de Jéhu, et le trouvèrent dans le champ de Naboth, Jizreélite.
22 When Joram met Jehu, he said to him, “Are you coming on a peaceful visit?” Jehu replied, “(How can there be peace while you and your people are prostrating themselves to worship idols and practicing very much (witchcraft/sorcery) like your mother Jezebel did?/There certainly cannot be peace while you and your people are prostrating themselves to worship idols and practicing (witchcraft/sorcery) like your mother Jezebel has been doing!)” [RHQ]
Et il arriva que, quand Joram vit Jéhu, il dit: Est-ce la paix, Jéhu? Et il dit: Quelle paix, … aussi longtemps que les prostitutions de Jézabel, ta mère, et ses enchantements sont en si grand nombre?
23 Joram cried out, “Ahaziah, they have deceived us! [They want to kill us]!” So Joram turned his chariot around and tried to flee.
Et Joram tourna sa main, et s’enfuit, et dit à Achazia: Trahison, Achazia!
24 But Jehu drew his bow mightily and shot [an arrow that pierced] Joram between his shoulder blades. The arrow [went through his body and] pierced his heart, and he slumped down dead in his chariot.
Et Jéhu prit son arc en main, et frappa Joram entre les bras, et la flèche sortit au travers de son cœur; et il s’affaissa dans son char.
25 Then Jehu said to his assistant Bidkar, “Take his corpse and throw it here into the field that belonged to Naboth. [I am sure that] you remember that when you and I were riding together [in chariots] behind King Joram’s father Ahab, that Yahweh said this about Ahab:
Et [Jéhu] dit à Bidkar, son lieutenant: Prends-le, [et] jette-le dans la portion de champ de Naboth, le Jizreélite; car souviens-toi que, quand moi et toi, nous étions en char tous les deux, à la suite d’Achab, son père, l’Éternel prononça cet oracle contre lui:
26 ‘Yesterday I saw Ahab murder [MTY] Naboth and his sons here. And I solemnly promise that I will punish him right here in this same field!’ So take Joram’s corpse and throw it into that field! That will fulfill what Yahweh said would happen.”
N’ai-je pas vu hier le sang de Naboth et le sang de ses fils, dit l’Éternel? et je te le rendrai dans ce champ-ci, dit l’Éternel. Et maintenant, prends-le [et] jette-le dans le champ, selon la parole de l’Éternel.
27 When King Ahaziah saw what happened, he fled [in his chariot] toward Beth-Haggan [town]. But Jehu pursued him and said [to his other commanders], “Shoot him, also!” So they shot him [with arrows] while he was riding in his chariot on the road up to Gur, near Ibleam [town]. He continued going in his chariot until he reached Megiddo [city], where he died.
Et Achazia, roi de Juda, vit [cela], et s’enfuit par le chemin de la maison du jardin; et Jéhu le poursuivit, et dit: Frappez-le, lui aussi, sur le char. [Ils le frappèrent] à la montée de Gur, qui est près de Jibleam; et il s’enfuit à Meguiddo, et y mourut.
28 His officials took his corpse back to Jerusalem and buried it in the tombs in the [part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, where his ancestors had been buried.
Et ses serviteurs le transportèrent sur un char à Jérusalem, et l’enterrèrent dans son sépulcre, avec ses pères, dans la ville de David.
29 Ahaziah had become the king of Judah when Joram had been ruling Israel for almost eleven years.
Or la onzième année de Joram, fils d’Achab, Achazia avait commencé de régner sur Juda.
30 Then Jehu went to Jezreel. When [Ahab’s widow] Jezebel heard what had happened, she put paint/makeup on her eyelids, and combed her hair to make it beautiful, and looked out the window [of the palace toward the street below].
Et Jéhu vint à Jizreël; et Jézabel l’apprit, et mit du fard à ses yeux, et orna sa tête, et regarda par la fenêtre.
31 While Jehu was entering the city gate, she called out to him, “You [are like] Zimri! You are a murderer! [I think] you are certainly not [RHQ] coming on a peaceful visit!”
Et Jéhu entra dans la porte, et elle dit: Est-ce la paix, Zimri, assassin de son seigneur?
32 Jehu looked up toward the window, and then he said, “Who is (on my side/wants to help me)? Anyone?” Two or three palace officials looked down at him [from a window and pointed to themselves].
Et il leva sa face vers la fenêtre, et dit: Qui est pour moi? Qui? Et deux ou trois eunuques regardèrent vers lui.
33 Jehu said to them, “Throw her down here!” So they threw her down, and [when she hit the ground and died], some of her blood splattered on the city wall and on the horses [that were pulling the chariots].
Et il dit: Jetez-la en bas. Et ils la jetèrent, et il rejaillit de son sang contre la muraille et contre les chevaux; et il la foula aux pieds.
34 Then Jehu went into the palace and ate and drank. Then he said [to some of his men], “Take the corpse of that women whom Yahweh has cursed and bury it, because she is a king’s daughter [and therefore should be buried properly].”
Et il entra, et mangea et but; et il dit: Allez donc voir cette maudite, et enterrez-la, car elle est fille de roi.
35 But when they went to get her corpse to bury it, all that was left was only her skull and [the bones of] her feet and her hands. Everything else was gone.
Et ils s’en allèrent pour l’enterrer, mais ils ne trouvèrent rien d’elle que le crâne, et les pieds, et les paumes des mains.
36 When they reported this to Jehu, he said, “That is what Yahweh said would happen! He told his servant/prophet Elijah, ‘In [the city of] Jezreel, dogs will eat the flesh of Jezebel’s corpse.
Et ils revinrent et le lui rapportèrent; et il dit: C’est la parole de l’Éternel, qu’il a dite par son serviteur Élie, le Thishbite, disant: Dans le champ de Jizreël, les chiens mangeront la chair de Jézabel;
37 Her bones will be scattered there in Jezreel like dung, with the result that no one will be able to [recognize them and] say, “These are Jezebel’s bones.”’”
et le cadavre de Jézabel sera comme du fumier sur la face des champs, dans le champ de Jizreël, en sorte qu’on ne dira pas: C’est ici Jézabel.
